Japanese Syntax in Comparative Perspective seeks to fill a gap in the literature by examining Japanese in comparison with other Asian languages, including Chine

This monograph presents a systematic exploration of Japanese syntax within the cartographic approach, paying special attention to the locality effects induced b

Studies of Japanese syntax have played a central role in the long history of Japanese linguistics spanning more than 250 years in Japan and abroad. More recentl

The topic of secondary predication has attracted much attention especially in the generative literature. The present volume distinguishes itself from previous v

This festschrift volume brings together important contributions by expert syntacticians across the globe on tense and finiteness, adjectives, dative and ergativ